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HIPS(High Impact Polystyrene) data sheet

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LEGEND
A = amorphous - Cr = crystalline - C = clear - E = excellent - G = good - P = poor
O = opaque - T = translucent-R = Rockwell - S = Shore
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STRUCTURE: A

SPECIFIC DENSITY: 1.04

WATER ABSORBTION RATE (%): 0.1

ELONGATION (%): 55

TENSILE STRENGTH (psi): 4000

COMPRESSION STRENGTH (psi): 7500

FLEXURAL STRENGTH (psi): 8700

FLEXURAL MODULUS (psi): 280000

IMPACT (IZOD ft. lbs/in): 2

HARDNESS: R65

FABRICATION
- BONDING: E
- ULTRASONIC WELDING: G
- MACHINING: G

DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE (deg. F)
- @ 66 psi: 195
- @ 264 psi: 180

UTILZATION TEMPERATURE (deg. F)
- min: -22
- max: 140

MELTING POINT (deg. F): 185

COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION: 0.000042

ARC RESISTANCE: 100

DIELECTRIC STRENGTH (kV/mm): 18

TRANSPARENCY: T

UV RESISTANCE: P

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
- ACIDS: G
- ALKALIS: E
- SOLVENTS: P